Chapter 5 Beginner's Practice
In fact, whether it is the personal experience of "Old Knife Fish" or the legend he told about "Frustrating Tiger Dragon", it shows a meaning. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
That is, he wanted Hong Yanwu and a few people to realize that not to mention the "Frustrated Tiger Dragon" can only be encountered but not sought, even if it can really be found, it is an extremely dangerous thing, and there is basically no life.
Moreover, although the "Frustrated Tiger Dragon" is a sacred object, it is something that the older generation of "sea bumpers" in the past went crazy for, and now even if it is caught, no one will recognize it, and no one will buy it at a high price. So "Old Knife Fish" really hopes that Hong Yanwu and them can cherish their lives and retreat despite difficulties.
It's a pity that Hong Yanwu didn't sell it for money to capture this thing, he really had a last resort, and it was impossible for him to retreat. Then, he told "Lao Daoyu" that his father was critically ill and was anxious to wait for "Frustrated Tiger Dragon" to save his life.
He also said that if the wooden boat would be broken, he would go to Guan Guan and ask for a tin fishing boat. If ordinary fishing nets can't catch the "frustrated tiger dragon", he will use iron net boxes to trap them. In short, he had to give it a try no matter what, and no matter how big the risk was, he couldn't let his father wait for death. I just hope that "Old Knife Fish" can show him how to find fish traces.
In this way, even if the "old knife fish" completely understands, Hong Yanwu's determination may not be able to pull back even if it is nine cows.
On the one hand, it is because people have the grace to save their lives, and on the other hand, older people will always have a special affection for those who honor their parents.
So, after being silent for a long time, the "old saury" finally spat out. He said that if the "Frustrated Tiger Dragon" is to appear, it will be at the intersection of the two currents near Snake Island in winter, but the two currents will also change their direction from time to time, and they must be temporarily found to determine the specific location.
In addition, there are two very real difficulties.
First of all, that is, the iron fishing boats are all oil-burning, and the current fishing task is heavy, even if one can be transferred to fish near Snake Island through the secretary of the fishing village brigade, it will have to pay an additional one or two hundred yuan a day.
It's not a matter of one or two days, and if you don't get it for a winter, you won't get anything, who can afford such a large amount of money for ordinary people?
Secondly, Hong Yanwu is too ignorant of the sea. With their current water nature, that is, the level of "dyeing the body" in the near sea. Even if you can find the "frustrated tiger dragon", there is no way to think about it, in case it falls into the water again, it is simply a bait to feed the fish. Except for being buried in the belly of the fish, there will not even be a little luck.
Regarding these points, Hong Yanwu also had to admit that the "old knife fish" was extremely reasonable. And after thinking about it, he made another request to the "old knifefish", saying that they wanted to learn from the "old knifefish" to be a "sea encounter".
His purpose is actually twofold, so that he can learn the nature of water, and increase the success rate and safety of fishing at sea after winter. Second, he also wanted to follow the example of the "old swordfish" to get some money from the sea, so that he could hire boats for fishing and try to raise more money. At the very least, you can avoid sitting on the mountain and save the money you brought. This was undoubtedly the only thing he could think of at the moment that would help.
"Old Knife Fish" didn't refuse, he thought very simply. Since the person who saved him opened his mouth, he had to help if he could. Even if he didn't have any hope that Hong Yanwu and the others would succeed in catching the "Frustrated Tiger Dragon", but after all, "Touching the Sea" could still have a lot of income, and he did his best to teach others the tricks, which could be regarded as repaying the favor.
Besides, he himself is old, and he will not be able to do it in a few years. He only gave birth to a daughter, and none of the "sea bumpers" of those juniors knew how to respect the elders, so most of his tips and experience at the bottom of the box would rot in his stomach, so what was wrong with teaching these two young people? At least he could let others understand his own methods.
What's more, "touching the sea" is by no means an easy task, it is a real drudgery. After a long time, maybe these two boys can't bear it anymore and retreat. How can it be regarded as saving two lives, then he still repaid this favor......
In this way, the "old saury" agreed very happily. And his only condition is that he must have three chapters of the law in advance.
He said that he could learn, he would never hide his selfishness, but he would not show mercy to his subordinates, he would only practice hard. If Hong Yanwu can't endure the hardships, can't do what he asks, and refuses to listen to his lessons, then they can't blame him for not helping.
At this moment, the attitude of the "old knife fish" is both serious and stubborn, which is really like the appearance of the "Jade Master" when he accepted Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan as apprentices.
This made Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan both feel a sense of déjà vu, especially Hong Yanwu, whose decades of life experience can fully prove that only people with this temper have real skills. So both of them bowed to the "old knifefish" with great sincerity and respectfully expressed their gratitude.
This kind of respect is precisely what makes the "old knife fish" the most gratifying, and he faintly feels that maybe he has really met two good seedlings who are humble and studious......
After all, the "old saury" is old, although after a night's rest, but the next day still did not breathe, the face was also gray, and still did not fully recover from the sequelae of "diving sickness".
So he didn't go into the water in the morning tide, until after breakfast and when the sun warmed the entire "Xinghuo Bay", he took Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan to the sea and began to teach them the first lesson of "sea bumpers".
As for the "Little Baizi", although he tried his best to learn it, he was rejected by the "old knifefish" and left on the shore.
Because, according to his words, the "little hundred sons" are still too young and too thin, and the sun can shine through the cracks of their ribs and bones, so how can they withstand the water flowing from the old ocean? If he teaches it, it will be a sin.
Naturally, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan didn't want the "little Baizi" to risk their lives, so they were afraid that the "little Baizi" would not be happy, but he had no ability to oppose under the unanimous opinion of the three of them, so he had to go to the nearby woods to hunt birds and collect firewood with grievances.
Everyone knows that the first prerequisite for "touching the sea" is that there must be a good "water nature".
"Old Knife Fish" had already seen Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan swimming yesterday, but because it was dark at that time, he was dizzy and couldn't see it exactly. So after going to the sea, the first thing he did was to let them swim again.
Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan's swimming skills were practiced in the wild lake near the capital, and strictly speaking, the posture is not very standardized. But "Old Knifefish" is not a professional swimming coach, and in his opinion, these two boys are actually full of good swimming.
First of all, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan's physical strength is far beyond ordinary people, with powerful strokes and fast speed. And their arms were pulled out of the water, and it was quite neat to shoot them. The cleanliness here doesn't bring out much splash, which really takes a bit of effort.
But that's not to say that they haven't picked up their swimming. Because their swimming style is completely a competition-style freestyle, focusing on speed, using both hands and feet, and can only sprint quickly for a few hundred meters or hundreds of meters.
And the "sea bumper" needs to fight for a long time and without stopping, which is not a few hundred meters, several thousand meters, tens of thousands of meters, but a marathon that never stops. Besides, the hands of the "sea bumpers" have to be freed up for other things, and they must not occupy their arms to swim.
So the first lesson the "old knifefish" taught them was to teach them how to hold objects in their hands and swim on only two legs.
In fact, it only takes a little bit to adjust the swimming position, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan are very easy to pass, and it didn't take long for them to master the two swimming methods unique to the "Hai Bangzi", the breaststroke and freestyle that are pushed by the strength of the legs.
In addition, in order to facilitate the positioning and adjustment of the diving angle on the sea surface after finding the sea objects, the "sea bumper" must also master the ability to "tread water on the spot" in the sea without any support.
It takes a bit of skill and a bit of difficulty to do this, because the waves are constantly flowing and the waves are rapid, unlike the usual still water surface of a lake.
However, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were greatly surprised by the "old swordfish", and within an hour, they were able to swim easily and float on the sea without moving.
Seriously, "Old Knife Fish" was really a little surprised, he didn't expect Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan to be like two geniuses who "touched the sea". Because even a person who grew up on the beach can't do it skillfully if he doesn't practice for three or five days, and he himself learned it after practicing for a long time.
This inevitably made him a little more interested in teaching, and he really wanted to see how far these two boys could learn.
But then again, the real reason is not how high Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan's understanding is, they are actually still stained with the light of learning wrestling from Yuye.
Because the most important thing in the "sea bumper" industry is to have two strong legs, and most of the basic skills laid down by the "jade master" are on the legs.
Moreover, the essence of "wrestling" is to learn to control the force, and you must first stand up straight and not lie down before you can fall others. All kinds of stumbling blocks and footwork are also all studies of how to keep the chassis stable in various forces, so Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan belong to people who have both strength and many skills.
To put it bluntly, they are just like Zhang Wuji, who has practiced "Jiuyang Divine Skill", they have a solid foundation, and they are much faster than others in practicing any martial arts. As the saying goes, "one law, ten thousand laws", this is especially true of the skills and techniques that are learned and mastered through the body.
It's just that although he easily passed two levels in a row and received a few words of praise from the "old knife fish", some problems still cannot be solved by learning quickly and having a foundation. Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan's high spirits soon came to an abrupt end in front of the next third level.
Because although the requirements below the "old saury" are simple, they are really unbearable.
The old man said that when you are a "sea bumper", you must be able to refrain from "relying on the water" and stay in the sea for a long time. A good "sea bumper", just after entering the water, wants to come up, how can it be possible to pierce more things?
Moreover, the surface of the water and the bottom of the water are completely ice and fire, as an overtraining to adapt to this temperature difference, so the last thing they have to do today is "bubble".
"Old saury" said that according to their physique, they are absolutely not allowed to go ashore for more than an hour before lunch, otherwise they are not qualified. And after lunch, they have to go into the sea to "soak" again, and soak for as long as they can. In the end, the standard set for them to pass this level is that they can "soak" on the surface of the sea for at least six hours at a time.
Generally people who swim in the sea know that when the season is not in season, people often feel unbearably cool when they go to the sea, even if the temperature is above 30 degrees, even if people lie on the beach and it is hot to death, but once they go to the sea, it is completely different.
Those who are slightly less in good health will run up to bask in the sun after a while. And if you keep swimming into the deep water, then this feeling will be even stronger.
If you are not physically strong enough, if you have not been training in the sea for a long time before, then trying to do this is definitely a painful feeling that life is worse than death. Besides, every time I went ashore, I had to go through another torture of fire.
So, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan watched together as the "old swordfish" left them in the sea, and when they swam to the shore, they looked at each other with bitter faces...... (To be continued.) )